Thinking Like Owners – Understanding the Big Picture
How much more efficient could your company be if you had 3 more people thinking like owners rather than like employees?
Fixing problems…. the SMART way
Every business is overwhelmed with problems. People problems, production problems, customer problems… every business has them. However, some businesses are able to deal with problems much more capably than others. What is their secret?
The Nine Deadly Wastes
Although the concept of Lean originated in the manufacturing sector, it has tremendous application in the service industry. Waste is In fact, the “waste” is even more in services because of two reasons:
The 6 Pillars of Productivity
Maintaining a high-level of jobsite productivity is one of the most important activities for any foreman, crew leader, or project manager. By using the Six pillars of productivity, the productivity and profitability levels of any landscape crew, on every type of landscape project – maintenance or construction can be increased.
The Lean Landscaping Production System
There’s a common myth in the landscape industry that you must grow to make money. In our experience, the problem is not in size but in efficiency. Most landscape companies are operating at 50%-70% of their actual capacity.
